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| Artist | Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942) |
| Title | The Integrity of Belgium |
| Date | 1914 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Provenance | Purchased from the artist by J. L. Rayner; by descent; sold through Phillips, London, on 5 November 1991 (Lot 29); from which sale purchased by the Government Art Collection |
| Exhibition | 'War Relief Exhibition', Royal Academy, London, January to February 1915 (catalogue number 210); XXVIIth Biennale, British Pavilion, Venice, 1930 (catalogue number 20); "Sickert: Paintings" Royal Academy, London 20 November 1992 to 14 February 1993 & Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 25 February to 31 May 1993; "The Bitter Truth..." Altes Museum, Berlin 6 - 8/1994 & Barbican Art Gallery, London 9 - 12/1994; "Art In Exile, Flanders, Wales & the First World War", Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Gent, Belgium, 12/1 - 17/3/2002, Hannema-de Stuersfundatie, Heino, Netherlands, 30/3 - 2/6/2002, National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff, 22/6 - 15/9/2002; "The Edwardians: Secrets & Desires", National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 12/3 - 14/6/2004, Art Gallery of South Australia 9/7 - 12/9/2004; ‘Government Art Collection: Selected by Cornelia Parker: Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain’, Whitechapel Gallery, London 16 September to 4 December 2011; ‘Revealed: Government Art Collection’, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery 17 November 2012 to 24 February 2013, Ulster Museum, Belfast 15 March to 9 June 2013; 'A Richer Dust: The Great War in Portraits', National Portrait Gallery, London, 27 February to 9 June 2014 |
| Dimensions | height: 92.50 cm, width: 71.50 cm |
| Inscription | bl: Sickert. 1914. |
| Acquisition | Purchased from Phillips, 5 November 1991 |
| Location | Other, public exhibitions, |
| GAC number | 16778 |
Other works by this artist
 | "Princess Pauline" at the Old Bedford | Pencil and ink, on paper GAC 12220 |
 | La Scierie de Torqueville | Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper 1913 GAC 12226 |
 | Two Coster Girls | Oil on panel c.1907-1908 GAC 14531 |
 | San Marco by Night | Oil on canvas c.1910 GAC 16350 |
 | La Giuseppina leaning against a Chaise-longue | Oil on canvas 1903-1904 GAC 16511 |
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This work contains the following subjects; choose a subject below to cross-refer to other works in the collection:
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Camden Town Group
 | Trooper Owen, 40th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment. | Oil on canvas 1941 GAC 112 |
 | Corporal Albert Bull, 40th Battalion, Royal Tank R... | Oil on canvas 1941 GAC 114 |
 | Trooper Juneau (Canadian Forces) | Oil on canvas 1941 GAC 138 |
 | Gunner Paul March (Canadian Forces) | Oil on canvas 1942 GAC 140 |
 | A Spotter, Heavy AA (Canadian Forces) | Oil on canvas 1942 GAC 142 |
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This work contains the following places; choose a place below to cross-refer to other works in the collection:
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Belgium
 | Infantry Brigade Signal Office, Flanders HQ | Oil on canvas 1915-1916 GAC 0/107 |
 | Airfield in Belgium | Watercolour on paper 1944 GAC 164 |
 | The Battle of Waterloo | Engraving published 18 June 1819 GAC 1540 |
![The Battle of Waterloo [Key to GAC1540]](/web/20140317140504im_/http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/images/thumbnails/01540A.jpg) | The Battle of Waterloo [Key to GAC1540] | Engraving published 18 June 1819 GAC 1540A |
 | Where Belgium greeted Britain, 4 December 1914 | Oil on canvas 1915 GAC 3809 |
